Scientists have long known more about the surfaces of some other worlds than what lies beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet, which ...

A recent study reveals that over 50 skuas died due to avian flu, making them the first wildlife victims of the infection in ...

Launched on Dec. 20, it would travel for the next 23 days on a NASA balloon along the very highest reaches of the atmosphere, ...

Do you think the white frozen sheets over Antarctica may hold a secret? This White, frozen, and solid Antarctica, although it ...

Earth's past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues to answering humanity's most basic ...

National Geographic joined a 50-day voyage to understand the mysterious creatures of the ice-locked southern continent.

The first tourists stepped ashore at Smith Island and Melchior Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula on January 23, 1966. Since ...

Unusual radio waves were discovered below the surface of Antarctica over a decade ago, which follow-up studies are trying to explain.

While H5N1 has been circulating in Antarctica since 2023, this is the first confirmation showing that it killed birds on that ...

Antarctica is arguably the most extraordinary place a cruise ship will take you. You’ll spend your days cruising in glassy ...